# Altruism Ireland vs Les Petites Pierres

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Les Petites Pierres delivers about €1.45 more of every €100 donated than Altruism Ireland (€100.00 vs €98.55). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Les Petites Pierres does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | Les Petites Pierres |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 52 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | FR |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## Choose Altruism Ireland if

> Irish donors and registered Irish charities that want zero-platform-fee giving with a strong emphasis on charity transparency and accountability.

- 0% platform fee, so listed charities keep the full donation apart from payment-processing costs.
- Operated by a registered Irish charity (CRA 20082475), aligning its incentives with the causes it lists.
- Transparency focus helps donors assess how charities use their funds.
- Education programmes offered to high-performing charities.


## Choose Les Petites Pierres if

> French associations and nonprofits running solidarity-housing and anti-poverty projects, who benefit from partner matching that doubles eligible donations and from French tax-deductible giving.

- Partner matching doubles every eligible donation up to the project goal.
- Run as an endowment fund, so associations collect without a platform commission.
- Banking commissions reimbursed by partner Crédit Agricole des Savoie.
- French tax-receipt handling and donor tax deductions supported.